Utrecht (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Willem Jacobus Eijk, Cardinal, Archbishop
Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom, Auxiliary Bishop
Herman Willebrordus Woorts, Auxiliary Bishop
Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Erected: 4 March 1853
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Netherlands
Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.aartsbisdom.nl/
Mailing Address: Aartsbisdom, Maliebaan 38-40, 3581 EA Utrecht; P.B. 14019, 3508 SB Utrech, Nederland
Telephone: (030)236.15.70
Fax: 231.19.62

Historical Details

Diocese of Utrecht
- Latin Name: Ultraiectensis
- Erected: 695
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}
- Country: Netherlands
Archdiocese of Utrecht
- Latin Name: Ultraiectensis
- Elevated: 12 May 1559
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Netherlands

Past and Present Ordinaries

St. Willibrord † ( 695 Appointed - 7 Nov 739 Died)
St. Boniface (Winfrid, Winifred) , O.S.B. † ( 739 Appointed - 5 Jun 754 Died)
Godefroid von Reinen † (31 Jul 1156 Appointed - 27 May 1177 Died)
Dirk van Ahr (Are) † ( 1198 Appointed - 5 Dec 1212 Died)
Otto de Geldern † ( 1213 Appointed - 26 Mar 1215 Died)
Otto de Lippe † ( 1215 Appointed - 1 Aug 1228 Died)
Wilbrand von Oldenburg † ( 1228 Appointed - 26 Jul 1235 Died)
Otto van Holland † ( 1235 Appointed - 3 Apr 1249 Died)
Hendrik van Vianden † (25 Oct 1250 Appointed - 2 Jun 1267 Died)
Jan van Nassau † ( 1267 Appointed - 1288 Resigned)
Jean de Sierck † (10 Jan 1291 Appointed - 3 Feb 1296 Appointed, Bishop of Toul)
Willem Berthout † (4 Feb 1296 Appointed - 4 Jul 1301 Died)
Guido d’Avesnes † ( 1301 Appointed - 29 May 1317 Died)
Frederik de Sierck † ( 1317 Appointed - 20 Jul 1322 Died)
Jacob van Oudshoorn (Vlaming) † ( 1322 Appointed - 22 Sep 1322 Died)
Jan van Diest † (8 Nov 1322 Appointed - 1 Jun 1341 Died)
Nicola Capocci † (10 Jan 1341 Appointed - 20 Nov 1342 Resigned)
Jan d’Arkel † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - 15 Apr 1364 Appointed, Bishop of Liège)
Johann von Virneburg † (24 Apr 1364 Appointed - 23 Jun 1371 Died)
Arnould de Hoorn, O.F.M. † (9 Jul 1371 Appointed - 1378 Resigned)
Florenz von Wevelinghoven † (7 Nov 1379 Appointed - 4 Apr 1393 Died)
Friedrich de Blankenheim † (7 Jul 1393 Appointed - 10 Oct 1423 Died)
Zweder van Kuilenburg † (6 Feb 1425 Appointed - 10 Dec 1432 Resigned)
Rudolf von Diepholz † (10 Dec 1432 Confirmed - 25 Mar 1455 Died)
Gijsbrecht van Brederode † (7 Apr 1455 Appointed - 1457 Resigned)
David de Bourgogne † (12 Sep 1457 Appointed - 16 Apr 1494 Died)
Frederic von Baden † (11 Aug 1496 Confirmed - 1517 Resigned)
Philippe de Bourgogne † (18 Mar 1517 Appointed - 7 Apr 1524 Died)
Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) † (15 Jul 1524 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1529 Resigned)
Willem van Enckenvoirt (Enkewort) † (1 Oct 1529 Appointed - 19 Jul 1534 Died)
Georg (Joris) van Egmond † (26 Feb 1535 Appointed - 26 Sep 1559 Died)
Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg † (10 Mar 1561 Confirmed - 25 Aug 1580 Died)
Conradus † ( 1580 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Johann Bruhesen † ( 1591 Appointed - 2 Sep 1600 Died)
Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) † (4 Mar 1853 Appointed - 4 Feb 1868 Resigned)
Andreas Ignatius Schaepman † (4 Feb 1868 Appointed - 19 Sep 1882 Died)
Pieter Matthijs (Petrus Mathias) Snickers † (3 Apr 1883 Appointed - 11 Jul 1895 Died)
Hendrik (Henricus) van de Wetering † (11 Jul 1895 Succeeded - 18 Nov 1929 Died)
Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen † (11 Apr 1930 Appointed - 6 Feb 1936 Resigned)
Johannes de Jong † (6 Feb 1936 Succeeded - 8 Sep 1955 Died)
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink † (31 Oct 1955 Appointed - 6 Dec 1975 Retired)
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (6 Dec 1975 Appointed - 3 Dec 1983 Resigned)
Adrianus Johannes Simonis † (3 Dec 1983 Succeeded - 14 Apr 2007 Retired)
Willem Jacobus Eijk (11 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Utrecht
695	Erected		Diocese of Utrecht (erected)
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Münster Diocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Groningen (erected)
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Haarlem (erected) Diocese of Leeuwarden (erected)
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Münster Diocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Deventer (erected)
Archdiocese of Utrecht
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cambrai Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (erected)
12 May 1559	Elevated	Diocese of Utrecht	Archdiocese of Utrecht
1580	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Utrecht (suppressed)
Archdiocese of Utrecht
4 March 1853	Erected	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Batavia (Holland Mission)	Diocese of Haarlem (erected) Archdiocese of Utrecht (erected)
16 July 1955	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Utrecht (Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, along with the Noord-Oost-Polder)	Diocese of Groningen (erected)
12 September 1964	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Groningen
6 November 2010	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Utrecht (St. Paul in Nieuw-Loosdrecht)	Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam
6 November 2010	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Utrecht (Saint Hippolytus in Kamerik)	Diocese of Rotterdam

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Utrecht

1950 624,000 1,872,000 33.3% 729 729 855 377 ap1951

1969 849,982 2,856,449 29.8% 768 127 895 949 127 355 ap1971

1980 942,000 3,266,000 28.8% 472 550 1,022 921 1 950 3,000 359 ap1981

1990 901,862 3,521,322 25.6% 378 514 892 1,011 24 794 2,383 362 ap1991

1999 800,000 3,000,000 26.7% 276 276 2,898 55 153 1,550 355 ap2000

2000 852,752 3,751,379 22.7% 274 108 382 2,232 60 256 1,551 348 ap2001

2001 835,823 3,779,499 22.1% 286 108 394 2,121 54 279 1,335 218 ap2002

2002 834,348 3,783,699 22.1% 285 343 628 1,328 63 508 1,259 342 ap2003

2003 832,068 3,937,376 21.1% 252 332 584 1,424 62 491 1,137 316 ap2004

2004 829,184 3,836,649 21.6% 262 315 577 1,437 69 463 1,057 336 ap2005

2010 757,000 3,979,000 19.0% 214 211 425 1,781 85 320 697 234 ap2011

2014 750,000 4,049,000 18.5% 158 183 341 2,199 84 288 540 232 ap2015

2017 753,700 4,070,300 18.5% 140 183 323 2,333 79 283 540 53 ap2018

2020 762,100 4,115,800 18.5% 124 183 307 2,482 74 283 540 47 ap2021

2022 689,000 4,292,430 16.1% 117 183 300 2,296 71 283 540 46 ap2023

2023 693,000 4,318,200 16.0% 117 183 300 2,310 71 283 540 46 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Utrecht
1950	624,000	1,872,000	33.3%	729		729	855				377	ap1951
1969	849,982	2,856,449	29.8%	768	127	895	949		127		355	ap1971
1980	942,000	3,266,000	28.8%	472	550	1,022	921	1	950	3,000	359	ap1981
1990	901,862	3,521,322	25.6%	378	514	892	1,011	24	794	2,383	362	ap1991
1999	800,000	3,000,000	26.7%	276		276	2,898	55	153	1,550	355	ap2000
2000	852,752	3,751,379	22.7%	274	108	382	2,232	60	256	1,551	348	ap2001
2001	835,823	3,779,499	22.1%	286	108	394	2,121	54	279	1,335	218	ap2002
2002	834,348	3,783,699	22.1%	285	343	628	1,328	63	508	1,259	342	ap2003
2003	832,068	3,937,376	21.1%	252	332	584	1,424	62	491	1,137	316	ap2004
2004	829,184	3,836,649	21.6%	262	315	577	1,437	69	463	1,057	336	ap2005
2010	757,000	3,979,000	19.0%	214	211	425	1,781	85	320	697	234	ap2011
2014	750,000	4,049,000	18.5%	158	183	341	2,199	84	288	540	232	ap2015
2017	753,700	4,070,300	18.5%	140	183	323	2,333	79	283	540	53	ap2018
2020	762,100	4,115,800	18.5%	124	183	307	2,482	74	283	540	47	ap2021
2022	689,000	4,292,430	16.1%	117	183	300	2,296	71	283	540	46	ap2023
2023	693,000	4,318,200	16.0%	117	183	300	2,310	71	283	540	46	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Dirk van Ahr (Are) † (Bishop: 1198 to 5 Dec 1212)
Mathias de Alamannia, O.P. †
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink † (Priest: 15 Aug 1924; Coadjutor Archbishop: 28 May 1951; Archbishop: 31 Oct 1955 to 6 Dec 1975)
Adrianus Appelkeren, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1502 to 1512)
Jan d’Arkel † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1342 to 15 Apr 1364)
Guido d’Avesnes † (Bishop: 1301 to 29 May 1317)
Frederic von Baden † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1496 to 1517)
Willem Berthout † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1296 to 4 Jul 1301)
Friedrich de Blankenheim † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1393 to 10 Oct 1423)
Jean Boemel, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Apr 1540)
John Boerkamp, M.H.M. †
David de Bourgogne † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1457 to 16 Apr 1494)
Philippe de Bourgogne † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1517 to 7 Apr 1524)
Gorgon Gregory Brandsma, M.H.M. †
Gijsbrecht van Brederode † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1455 to 1457)
Johann Bruhesen † (Archbishop: 1591 to 2 Sep 1600)
Nicola Capocci † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1341 to 20 Nov 1342)
Adriaan Florenszoon Dedel †
Johannes de Jong † (Priest: 15 Aug 1908; Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Aug 1935; Archbishop: 6 Feb 1936 to 8 Sep 1955)
Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †
Rudolf von Diepholz † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1432 to 25 Mar 1455)
Jan van Diest † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1322 to 1 Jun 1341)
Georg (Joris) van Egmond † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1535 to 26 Sep 1559)
Willem van Enckenvoirt (Enkewort) † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1529 to 19 Jul 1534)
Otto de Geldern † (Bishop: 1213 to 26 Mar 1215)
Goswin Haex von Loenhout, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1469 to 31 Mar 1475)
Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen † (Priest: 24 Jul 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jan 1961 to 9 Sep 1969)
Laurent Hertoghe, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 1530 to 1538)
Otto van Holland † (Bishop: 1235 to 3 Apr 1249)
Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †
Arnould de Hoorn, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1371 to 1378)
Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †
Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen † (Priest: 15 Aug 1893; Archbishop: 11 Apr 1930 to 6 Feb 1936)
Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †
Zweder van Kuilenburg † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1425 to 10 Dec 1432)
Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †
Otto de Lippe † (Bishop: 1215 to 1 Aug 1228)
Jean de Mayer, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1517 to 5 Jul 1522)
Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †
Jan van Nassau † (Bishop: 1267 to 1288)
Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus † (Priest: 24 Jul 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1982 to 1 Sep 1999)
Pieter Antoon Nierman † (Priest: 15 Aug 1924 to 10 Mar 1956)
Nicolaas Van Nieuwland † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1541 to 10 Mar 1561)
Wilbrand von Oldenburg † (Bishop: 1228 to 26 Jul 1235)
Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. Obs. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Oct 1538 to 1539)
Joachim van Oprode † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1571 to 2 Jul 1576)
Jacob van Oudshoorn (Vlaming) † (Bishop: 1322 to 22 Sep 1322)
Godefroid von Reinen † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1156 to 27 May 1177)
Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1524 to 20 Aug 1529)
Jacques de Ridder, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1503)
Théodore-Herman Rutjes, C.I.C.M. †
Andreas Ignatius Schaepman † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1860; Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Dec 1862; Archbishop: 4 Feb 1868 to 19 Sep 1882)
Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1561 to 25 Aug 1580)
Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. †
Frederik de Sierck † (Bishop: 1317 to 20 Jul 1322)
Jean de Sierck † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1291 to 3 Feb 1296)
Adrianus Johannes Simonis † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Jun 1983; Archbishop: 3 Dec 1983 to 14 Apr 2007)
Pieter Matthijs (Petrus Mathias) Snickers † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1883 to 11 Jul 1895)
Walterus Staal, S.J. †
Daniel Willem Stuyvenberg, S.M. †
Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. †
Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †
Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. †
Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †
Josse de Valle de Mechlinia (Dale), O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1495)
Ambrosius Jacobus Johannes van Baars, O.P. †
Wilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †
Hendrik (Henricus) van de Wetering † (Priest: 15 Aug 1874; Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Feb 1895; Archbishop: 11 Jul 1895 to 18 Nov 1929)
Joannes Antonius Eduardus van Dodewaard †
Petrus Hendricus Josephus van Ewijk (Ewyk), O.P. †
Jan Van Het Velde de Campo, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1523 to 30 Sep 1528)
James Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M. †
Jan Van Riedt, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1493 to 13 Jul 1497)
Gerard Marie Franciscus van Velsen, O.P. †
Hendrik van Vianden † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1250 to 2 Jun 1267)
Johann von Virneburg † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1364 to 23 Jun 1371)
Sasbout Vosmeer † (Priest: 1572 to 9 Sep 1602)
Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †
Florenz von Wevelinghoven † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1379 to 4 Apr 1393)
Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. †
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1975 to 3 Dec 1983)
Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Mar 1476 to 1480)
Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1853 to 4 Feb 1868)
St. Boniface (Winfrid, Winifred) , O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 739 to 5 Jun 754)
Conradus † (Archbishop: 1580 to 1591)
St. Willibrord † (Bishop: 695 to 7 Nov 739)

Source(s)

Diocese of Utrecht
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 490, and Page 491
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 253
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 316
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 255, to Page 256

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